Unit5-Canada-the-true-north-Reading

Unit5Canada------TheTrueNorthLearningaims:•Totraintheabilitytoskimforthemainideaofeachparagraghandtoscanforthedetailedinformation•Todeveloptheabilitytoapplythenewly-learntinformationtoexpressingtheirideas•TolearnbasicknowledgeaboutCanada课前自主预习I.重点单词根据英文释义写出单词1.______thecases,bags,boxes,etc.carriedbysomeonewhoistraveling2.______alargemassoflandsurroundedbysea3.______aninformalfriendlyconversation4.______ashortinformaltest5.______onorontosship,plane,busortrain6._______thepeopleofCanada7.______thenaturalfeaturesofaparticularpartofacountry,suchasmountains,forests,deserts,etcbaggagecontinentchatquizaboardCanadianscenery8._______tobeallaroundsomeoneorsomethingoneveryside9._______tofindthesize,length,oramountofsomethingusingstandardunits10.________connectedwithatownorcity11.________theofficiallinethatseparatestwocountries,orthearea12._______agovernmentmemberwhoisinchargeofagovernmentdepartment13._______inorbyaverysmallamount,sosmallthatitalmostcannotbeseensurroundmeasureurbanministerborderslightlyII.重点短语•1.compareA_____B把A与B进行比较•2._______dosth.设法作某事•3.have_________for对….有天赋•4.____________与其，不愿•5.____________定居；专心于•6.____________看见；瞥见•7.have__________withsb.与某人聊天•8.____________去旅行withmanageagiftratherthansettledowncatchsightofachatgoonatripStepI:WarmingupHowmuchdoyouknowaboutCanada?Trythequizonpage33.1.Whatlanguage(s)doCanadiansspeak?A.EnglishB.EnglishandGermanC.EnglishandFrenchD.EnglishandSpanish2.WhatisthecapitalofCanada?A.B.VancouverTorontoC.D.CalgaryOttawa3.WhatisthenationalanimalofCanada?A.B.BeaverGrizzlybearC.D.PolarbearPenguin4.WhatistheCanadianleadercalled?A.PresidentB.PrimeMinisterC.GovernorD.King5.Howmany“GreatLakes”arethereinCanadaandwhatarethey?A.LakeSuperiorB.LakeHuronC.LakeErieD.LakeOntarioE.LakeMichiganLakeSuperiorLakeHuronLakeErieLakeOntarioLakeMichiganSkimthepassageandthenanswerthefollowingquestions:1)Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?Itisabout_____oftwogirls;andittellsussomeinformationabout______.2)Whatis“TheTrueNorth”?TheTrueNorthisanameof_____________________.atripCanadathecross-CanadatrainStepII:SkimmingReadthetextquicklyandquietlytofillintheblanksandmatchthemainideaofthe3partsPart1Para(s)___Part2Para(s)___Part3Para(s)____WhattheyreallysawandfeltafterboardingthetrainbriefintroductionoftheirtripTheirchatontheirwaytothestation123-5Characters:Places:Route:Task1:scanthepassageandfindoutcharacters,placesandtheirtravellingroute.LiDaiyuliuQianandDannyLinVancouver;theRockyMountains;Calgary;awheat-growingprovince;ThunderBay;TheGreatLakes;TorontoDrawatravellingrouteonthemaponP33STEPIII:Scanning5,500kmAtlanticOceanplanetrain.Part1:Briefintroductionaboutthetripwho_______andhercousin______whyto_________________howfirstby______,thenby______where______________LiDaiyuLiuQianMontreal,CanadavisittheircousinsTask2:ReadPara.1andfinishthechartbelow1._____________2._________________population___________Part2TheirchatontheirwaytothestationPara.2Canadadistance____________(fromcoasttocoast)Goingeastward,you’llpass1.______________3._____________________________Vancouverthewarmestpartthemostbeautifulcity3.______________________________increasingrapidly.5._________________4.____________________________wetclimatetrees___________extremelytallmeasuringover90metresmountainswiderivers&largecities2.____________scenery5,500kilometresbeautifulforestsoldest&mostoneofCanada’smostpopularcitiesthousandsoflakes&forestsPart3WhattheyreallysawandfeltafterboardingthetrainReadParas3-5andanswerthefollowingquestions.1Whatmountainsdidtheycrossealierthatday?2Whichcitydidtheygoaftercrossingthemountains?3WhatdidthegirlsthinkaboutCanadaafter2days’travel?4Wheredidtheygoafterdinner?5Whichlakedidthetrainrushacrossthatnight,andwhat’stheirnextdestination(目的地)?1Earlierthatday,…RockyMountains.2…Calgary…3After2days’travel,…empty…4Afterdinner,…ThunderBay…5Thatnight…acrossLakeSuperior…TorontoVancouverTimerouteTask3:Readthetextandfillintheblanks.PlaceInformationVancouver●Itis__________bymountainsandthePacificOcean.●Peoplecan___inRockyMountainsandsailinthe________.●Wetclimatemakesthetreesextremelytall,some_________over90metres.measuringsurroundedskiharbourPlaceInformationTheRockyMountains●Thecousinsandtheirfriendmanagedto____________somemountaingoats,agrizzlybearandaneagle.Calgary●Itisfamousfor____________________.●Manycowboys_____________ridinghorsesandcanwinthousandsofdollarsinprizes.haveagiftforcatchsightoftheCalgaryStampedePlaceInformationAwheat-growingProvince●Farmscoverthousandsofsquare_____.ThunderBay●ItisabusyportcityatthetopoftheGrateLakesinan______area.●Oceanshipscansailup______________.theGreatLakesacresurbanTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChineseandrecitethem•1.Thatafternoonaboardthetrain,thecousinssettleddowntheirseats.•那天下午登上火车后，表姐妹俩在座位上坐好。•2.Earlierthatday,whentheycrossedtheRockymountains,theymanagedtocatchsightofsomemountaingoatsandevenagrizzlybearandaneagle.那天一大早，火车先是穿越落基山脉，他们设法看到了野山羊，甚至还看到了一只大灰熊和一只鹰Findoutthesentencesinthetextwhichhavesimilarmeaningswiththefollowingones.•1.TheydeterminedtoflytoVancouverandgofromwesttoeastacrossCanadabytraininst